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INVENTOR Freddie W. Sell United States Patent 2,874,698 ERECTQR FreddieW. Sell, Stevens Point, Wis. Application August 20, 1957, Serial No.679,198

7 2 Claims. (Cl. 125-303 This invention relates to surgical appliancesand more particularly to a surgical appliance for men.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a surgical appliancefor the male organ which has manually operated means providing for theselective erection thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a surgicalappliance of the above type that has additional means for performingrelated functions during the use thereof that are operative to providethe desired results with a minimum amount of eitort and within arelatively short period of time.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a surgical appliancebearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has aminimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an appliance made inaccordancewith the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary exploded cross sectional viewshowing certain parts of the apparatus shown in Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 ofFigure 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, the surgical appliance madein accordance with the present invention is shown to include asubstantially circular hollow cylindrical tube 12 that is open at onelower end and provided with an opposite threaded end 13 for threadinglyreceiving a closure plate 15. The outer surface of this closure plate15, is provided with a concentric hollow threaded stud 16 forthreadingly receiving the lower threaded end of a hollow cylinder 17. Apiston 18 is slidably disposed within the cylinder 17 and arranged forselective movement by a plunger 19 that has a manually operable handle20 at the opposite end thereof.

A check valve 22 is supported centrally upon the closure plate and isadapted to permit air to be removed from the interior of the tube 12under the action of the piston 18, thus providing for partial evacuationthereof. A relief valve 23 supported upon the outer edge of the closureplate 15 provides means for selectively admitting air to the partiallyevacuated chamber defined by the tube 12 for purposes hereinafterdescribed.

The open end of the tube 12 is provided with a resilient cushion 25 soas to reduce any discomfort to the user.

2,874,698 Patented Feb. 24, 1959 A sleeve 27 slidably supported upon thetube 12 is adapted to be moved between opposite extreme posi tions bymeans of a manually operated linkage arrangement. This linkage includesa handle 30 hingedly connected at one end to an ear 29 of the closureplate 15 by means of a pivot pin 31. An actuating arm32 is connected atone end to the mid portion of the handle 30 by means of a similar pivotpin 33. The free end of this actuating arm 32 is provided with a pawl 34that is removably engageable within a slot 35 formed in the sleeve 27.An elastic band 28 is supported in stressed condition upon the lower endof the tube 12 intermediate the sleeve 27 and the cushion 25. Thus, inresponse to movement of the sleeve 27 toward the open end of the tube,it is adapted to forcibly discharge the elastic band 28 from the end ofthe tube 12.

In use, the organ is placed within the open end of the tube 12 and theevacuation pump actuated by means of the handle 20, thus producing apartial vacuum within the tube 12 that causes an erection. Followingthis, the handle 36 is actuated to discharge the elastic band 28 on tothe organ to thus maintain it in the erected position, following whichthe relief valve 23 may be opened to admit air to the interior of thetube 12 and thus permit it to be withdrawn.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. A surgical appliance comprising a main tubular member defining an airevacuation chamber and being open at one end, a closure member securedto the opposite end of said tube, an evacuation pump secured to saidclosure member, a one way check valve in one of said members andoperable between said pump and said chamber for permitting the passageof air outwardly of said chamber in response to actuation of said pump,relief valve means on one of the members for selectively supplying airto said evacuation chamber, a sleeve slidably supported upon theexterior surface of said main tube, an elastic band supported upon saidtube intermediate said sleeve and the open end of the tubular member,and means for selectively moving said sleeve over said open end todislodge said band therefrom.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said sleeve movingmeans comprises a handle pivoted at one end to one of said members, anarm pivotally connected to the mid section of said handle, portions ofsaid sleeve defining a slot, and a detent integral with the free end ofsaid arm for engaging said slot and effecting movement of said sleeve inresponse to pivotal movement of said handle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,117,618 Ach Nov. 17, 1914 1,225,341 Lederer May 8, 1917 FOREIGNPATENTS 7 728,206 France Apr. 11, 1932

